Iran has captured two miniature U.S made surveillance drones over the past 17 months, Iranian media reported on Wednesday.Several drone incidents over the past year have highlighted tension in the Gulf as Iran and the United States flex their military capabilities in a standoff over ran's disputed nuclear programme.
The lightweight RQ11 raven drones were brought down by Iranian air defence unit in separate incidents in August 2011 and November 2012, Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari told Fars news agency. "Much of the data of these drones has been decoded by the Army's jihad and research center," he said, without elaborating. Manufactures by AeroVironment, the RQ11 Raven has a range of 10km and is used by the U.S. military for low-altitude surveillance.
Iran said on Dec 4 that it had captured a U.S intelligence ScanEagle drone in its air space over the Gulf in the previous few days,but tha U.S said there was no evidence to support the assertion.
Iran claims 'capture' of US drone by afpenglish
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